Juvenile Justice

Juvenile Justice is committed to the reduction and prevention of juvenile delinquency by effectively intervening, educating and treating youth in order to strengthen families and increase public safety.

Crimes alleged to have been committed by those age 16 and older in North Carolina are currently heard in adult court; NC is one of only two states where this occurs. The "Raise the Age" effort hopes to raise this age to 18.

Find and download data by county on offenses, admissions to facilities and community programs, supervision cases, and more, using the Juvenile Justice County Databooks.

The total number of juvenile complaints in North Carolina decreased by 26 percent between 2010 and 2016. Find more recent data, statistics and legislative reports about the state's juvenile justice system here.